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Why Ron DeSantis’s Florida slavery curriculum is problematic

Ron DeSantis, Florida's governor and a potential Republican presidential candidate, is facing mounting criticism for newly approved curriculum guidelines in the state. These guidelines instruct students to learn that enslaved people "developed skills" that could be "applied for personal benefit.” DeSantis defended these guidelines in an interview with NBC News, stating, "That means they developed skills in spite of slavery, not because of slavery. It

| Monday August 7, 2023
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